UFC 44

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 44: Undisputed


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = September 26, 2003
venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 10,400
gate = $1,127,985
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"UFC 44: Undisputed" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

Headlining the card was a light heavyweight championship unification bout between Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture.

The total fighter payroll for the event was $467,500. [ [http://www.ivansblog.com/2003/10/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-44-fighter.html] ] __NOTOC__

Results

Preliminary Card

*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|Brazil Hermes Franca vs flagicon|Japan Caol Uno:Franca wins by knockout at 2:46 of Round 2.

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA Nick Diaz vs flagicon|USA Jeremy Jackson:Diaz wins by armbar submission at 2:04 of Round 3.

*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USA Gerald Strebendt vs flagicon|USA Josh Thomson:Thomson wins by knockout at 2:45 of Round 1.

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|Armenia Karo Parisyan vs flagicon|USA Dave Strasser:Parisyan wins by kimura at 3:52 of Round 1.

Main Card

*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Edwin DeWees vs flagicon|USA Rich Franklin:Franklin wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 3:35 of Round 1.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|Canada David Loiseau vs flagicon|USA Jorge Rivera:Rivera wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-27, and 29-28 for Rivera.

*UFC Heavyweight Championship: flagicon|USA Tim Sylvia vs flagicon|USA Gan McGee:Sylvia wins by technical knockout due to punches at 1:54 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship. After the fight Sylvia tested positive for steroids during a mandatory post-fight drug test. Due to this Sylvia was stripped of the title.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|Belarus Andrei Arlovski vs flagicon|Belarus Vladimir Matyushenko:Arlovski wins by knockout at 1:59 of Round 1.

*Light Heavyweight Championship: Interim Champion flagicon|USA Randy Couture vs Champion flagicon|USA Tito Ortiz:Couture wins by unanimous decision to become the undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion. Judges scored the bout 50-44, 50-44, 50-45.

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/ Official UFC Website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=1688 Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.fcfighter.com/news0309.htm Fcfighter.com]
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2003/10/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-44-fighter.html UFC 44 Fighter Salaries]